Idesk is a simple program for putting icons on your X desktop. It can also manage your wallpaper with a built in changer similar to that found in Windows 7.

Idesk is a simple program for putting icons on your X desktop. It can also manage your wallpaper with a built in changer similar to that found in Windows 7.

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==Installation==

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== Installation ==

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idesk is in community, so just run:

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# pacman -S idesk

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then set up in your home directory:

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[[pacman|Install]] {{Pkg|idesk}} from the official repositories, then set up in your home directory:

$ mkdir ~/.idesktop

$ mkdir ~/.idesktop

$ cp /usr/share/idesk/dot.ideskrc ~/.ideskrc

$ cp /usr/share/idesk/dot.ideskrc ~/.ideskrc

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$ cp /usr/share/idesk/default.lnk ~/.idesktop/

$ cp /usr/share/idesk/default.lnk ~/.idesktop/

(the default icon just runs Xdialog to display a little message but can be used as a template)

(the default icon just runs Xdialog to display a little message but can be used as a template)

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==Configuration==

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the idesk package doesn't come with a man page, but there's a readme at {{Filename|/usr/share/idesk/README}}. there's also [http://idesk.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Idesk-usage documentation on sourceforge].

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Most of the options are self-explanatory. You'll probably want to change the <tt>FontXx</tt> and <tt>ToolTip.FontXx</tt> options to fit with your overall theme.

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== Configuration ==

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===Background Options===

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The {{Pkg|idesk}} package doesn't come with a man page, but it does come with a readme file: {{ic|/usr/share/idesk/README}}. There's also documentation on [http://idesk.sourceforge.net/html/usage.html '''SourceForge.net'''], even though most of the options are self-explanatory.

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If you're using another program for setting wallpaper (such as [[feh]]) the defaults will work fine (you may want to set <tt>Background.File</tt> and <tt>Background.Source</tt> to "/" to silence the error messages).

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<tt>Background.Source</tt> seems to take predence over <tt>Background.File</tt>; however, it is ignored if <tt>Background.Delay</tt> is set to 0.

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=== Background options ===

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If you're using another program for setting wallpaper (such as [[feh]]) the defaults will work fine (you may want to set {{ic|Background.File}} and {{ic|Background.Source}} to "/" to silence the error messages).

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{{ic|Background.Source}} seems to take predence over {{ic|Background.File}}; however, it is ignored if {{ic|Background.Delay}} is set to 0.

Supported wallpaper formats include JPEG, PNG, GIF, and XPM.

Supported wallpaper formats include JPEG, PNG, GIF, and XPM.

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===Icons===

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=== Icons ===

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Idesk looks in ~/.idesktop for file who's names end with ".lnk" for icons. Each file should define one icon (if you attempt to define a second icon is will be silently ignored). Aside from ending with ".lnk", the files' names are not important.

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Idesk looks in {{ic|~/.idesktop}} for files which names end with {{ic|.lnk}} for icons. Each file should define one icon (if you attempt to define a second icon is will be silently ignored). Aside from ending with {{ic|.lnk}}, the files' names are not important.

Example for Chromium:

Example for Chromium:

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{{file|name=chromium.lnk|content=table Icon

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{{hc|chromium.lnk|table Icon

Caption: Chromium

Caption: Chromium

ToolTip.Caption: Google's OSS Web Browser

ToolTip.Caption: Google's OSS Web Browser

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<tt>Width</tt> and <tt>Height</tt> should match the actual dimensions of the icon. <tt>X</tt> and <tt>Y</tt> will be modified by idesk to reflect the icon's actual position, just use some sane default when creating the file.

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{{ic|Width}} and {{ic|Height}} should match the actual dimensions of the icon. {{ic|X}} and {{ic|Y}} will be modified by idesk to reflect the icon's actual position.

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{{Tip|

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* Most system icons can be found in the following locations: {{ic|/usr/share/icons/hicolor}} and {{ic|/usr/share/icons/gnome}}.

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* If you are wondering which size to use for your icons, 48x48 is a decent standard size for desktop icons.

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=== Idesktool ===

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The {{AUR|idesk-extras}} package in the [[AUR]] provides a graphical configuration tool for Idesk. It can be started by running the {{ic|idesktool}} command.

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== Issues ==

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==Issues==

I've noticed that icons seem to show the contents of semi-transparent urxvt windows that are on other desktops... I'm not sure it this's the fault of idesk, urxvt, OpenBox, or xcompmgr. It's not ''that'' irritating, so I do not plan to look into it, but it is odd... --[[User:Solarshado|Solarshado]] 01:09, 3 November 2010 (EDT)

I've noticed that icons seem to show the contents of semi-transparent urxvt windows that are on other desktops... I'm not sure it this's the fault of idesk, urxvt, OpenBox, or xcompmgr. It's not ''that'' irritating, so I do not plan to look into it, but it is odd... --[[User:Solarshado|Solarshado]] 01:09, 3 November 2010 (EDT)

Revision as of 14:48, 1 March 2014

Idesk is a simple program for putting icons on your X desktop. It can also manage your wallpaper with a built in changer similar to that found in Windows 7.

Contents

Installation

Installidesk from the official repositories, then set up in your home directory:

$ mkdir ~/.idesktop
$ cp /usr/share/idesk/dot.ideskrc ~/.ideskrc

optional:

$ cp /usr/share/idesk/default.lnk ~/.idesktop/

(the default icon just runs Xdialog to display a little message but can be used as a template)

Configuration

The idesk package doesn't come with a man page, but it does come with a readme file: /usr/share/idesk/README. There's also documentation on SourceForge.net, even though most of the options are self-explanatory.

Background options

If you're using another program for setting wallpaper (such as feh) the defaults will work fine (you may want to set Background.File and Background.Source to "/" to silence the error messages).

Background.Source seems to take predence over Background.File; however, it is ignored if Background.Delay is set to 0.

Supported wallpaper formats include JPEG, PNG, GIF, and XPM.

Icons

Idesk looks in ~/.idesktop for files which names end with .lnk for icons. Each file should define one icon (if you attempt to define a second icon is will be silently ignored). Aside from ending with .lnk, the files' names are not important.

Width and Height should match the actual dimensions of the icon. X and Y will be modified by idesk to reflect the icon's actual position.

Tip:

Most system icons can be found in the following locations: /usr/share/icons/hicolor and /usr/share/icons/gnome.

If you are wondering which size to use for your icons, 48x48 is a decent standard size for desktop icons.

Idesktool

The idesk-extrasAUR package in the AUR provides a graphical configuration tool for Idesk. It can be started by running the idesktool command.

Issues

I've noticed that icons seem to show the contents of semi-transparent urxvt windows that are on other desktops... I'm not sure it this's the fault of idesk, urxvt, OpenBox, or xcompmgr. It's not that irritating, so I do not plan to look into it, but it is odd... --Solarshado 01:09, 3 November 2010 (EDT)